As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise
requires:
(1)Advanced practice registered nurse has the same meaning as set forth
in section 12-255-104 (1).
(2)Authorized entity means a corporation, organization, or entity that is
authorized to establish a professional review committee under section 12-30-204
(5)or (6) or under rules of the medical board or nursing board adopted pursuant to
section 12-30-204 (6).
(2.5) Certified midwife has the same meaning as set forth in section 12-255-104 (3.2).
(3)CMS means the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services.
(4)Governing board means a board, board of trustees, governing board, or
other body, or duly authorized subcommittee thereof, of an authorized entity, which
board or body has final authority pursuant to th
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As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise
requires:
(1) Advanced practice registered nurse has the same meaning as set forth
in section 12-255-104 (1).
(2) Authorized entity means a corporation, organization, or entity that is
authorized to establish a professional review committee under section 12-30-204
(5) or (6) or under rules of the medical board or nursing board adopted pursuant to
section 12-30-204 (6).
(2.5) Certified midwife has the same meaning as set forth in section 12-255-104 (3.2).
(3) CMS means the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services.
(4) Governing board means a board, board of trustees, governing board, or
other body, or duly authorized subcommittee thereof, of an authorized entity, which
board or body has final authority pursuant to the entity's written bylaws, policies, or
procedures to take final action regarding the recommendations of a professional
review committee.
(5) Joint Commission means the Joint Commission or its successor entity.
(6) Medical board means the Colorado medical board created in section 12-240-105 (1).
(6.5) Original source document means any separate written document
created or prepared in the ordinary course of business that is not otherwise
privileged or confidential, including electronic records and electronic
communications, containing factual information relating solely to the individual
patient in interest in a civil action that is not created or prepared as part of the
professional review activities or created by or at the direction of a professional
review committee.
(7) Professional review committee means any committee authorized under
this part 2 to review and evaluate the competence of, professional conduct of, or
the quality and appropriateness of patient care provided by any person licensed
under article 240 of this title 12, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a
certified midwife. Professional review committee includes a governing board, a
hearing panel appointed by a governing board to conduct a hearing under section
12-30-204 (8)(a), and an independent third party designated by a governing board
under section 12-30-204 (9)(b).
(8) (a) Records means any and all written, electronic, or oral
communications by any person arising from any activities of a professional review
committee, including a governing board, established by an authorized entity under
this part 2 or by the agent or staff thereof, including any:
(I) Letters of reference;
(II) Complaint, response, or correspondence related to the complaint or
response;
(III) Interviews or statements, reports, memoranda, assessments, and
progress reports developed to assist in professional review activities;
(IV) Assessments and progress reports to assist in professional review
activities, including reports and assessments developed by independent
consultants in connection with professional review activities; and
(V) Recordings or transcripts of proceedings, minutes, formal
recommendations, decisions, exhibits, and other similar items or documents related
to professional review activities and typically constituting the records of
administrative proceedings.
(b) Records does not include any written, electronic, or oral
communications by any person that are otherwise available from a source outside
the scope of professional review activities, including medical records and other
health information, incident reports prepared in the ordinary course of business,
and relevant hospital or facility policies, procedures, and protocols, or other original
source documents.
(9) State board of nursing or nursing board means the state board of
nursing created in section 12-255-105.